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agency, either in response to its request 

or upon the initiative of the Component, 

for purposes of sharing such 

information as is necessary and relevant 

for the agencies to detect, prevent, 

disrupt, preempt, and mitigate the 

effects of terrorist activities against the 

territory, people, and interests of the 

United States of America, as 

contemplated by the Intelligence Reform 

and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 

(Pub. L. 108–458) and Executive Order 

13388 (October 25, 2005). 

Dated: July 16, 2012. 

Claire W. Barrett, 

DOT Chief Privacy Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2012–0102] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of 

Transportation Office of the 

Secretary—DOT/OST–100 Investigative 

Record System 

AGENCY: Office of the DOT Chief 

Information Office, Office of the 

Secretary, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of revised Privacy Act 

system of records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Transportation proposes to update and 

reissue a current Department of 

Transportation system of records titled, 

DOT/OST 100 Investigative Record 

System. This system of records will 

allow the Department of Transportation 

Office of the Inspector General to collect 

and maintain records on individuals 

who may be complainants, subjects, 

witnesses, and others who may be 

identified during the course of an 

investigation. The records and 

information collected and maintained in 

this system are used to document the 

processing of allegations of violations of 

criminal, civil, and administrative laws 

and regulations relating to DOT 

programs, operations, and employees, as 

well as contractors and other 

individuals and entities associated with 

DOT. 

As a result of biennial review of the 

system, this system of records notice has 

been updated within the system name, 

system location, categories of 

individuals and records in the system, 

authority for maintenance of the system, 

purposes, routine uses, as well as 

storage, retrievability, safeguards, 

retention and disposal, system manager 

and address, notification procedure, and 

record source categories. There will be 

no change to the Privacy Act 

exemptions in place for this system of 

records. However, the system of records 

notice as published in 2000 omitted 

certain exemptions contained in DOT’s 

Privacy Act regulations. The revised 

system of records notice will correct this 

error. Additionally, this notice includes 

non-substantive changes to simplify the 

formatting and text of the previously 

published notice. This updated and 

revised system will be included in the 

Department of Transportation’s 

inventory of record systems. 

DATES: Effective August 18, 2012. 

Written comments should be submitted 

on or before the effective date. If no 

comments are received, the proposal 

will become effective on the above date. 

If comments are received, the comments 

will be considered and, where adopted, 

the documents will be republished with 

changes. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket Number DOT– 

OST–2012–0102, by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal Holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

Instructions: You must include the 

agency name and docket number DOT– 

OST–2012–0102. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Anyone 

is able to search the electronic form of 

all comments received in any of our 

dockets by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov or to the street 

address listed above. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the docket. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions please contact: Seth B. 

Kaufman, Department of Transportation, 

Office of Inspector General, Seventh 

Floor, J–3, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 

Washington, DC 20590; or by facsimile 

(202) 366–1975. For privacy issues 

please contact: Claire W. Barrett, 

Departmental Chief Privacy Officer, 

Privacy Office, Department of 

Transportation, Washington, DC 20590; 

privacy@dot.gov; or (202) 527–3284. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of 

Transportation (DOT) Office of the 

Secretary proposes to update and 

reissue a previously published DOT 

system of records titled DOT/OST 100 

Investigative Record System. This 

system of records will allow the 

Department of Transportation Office of 

the Inspector General to collect and 

maintain records on individuals who 

may be complainants, subjects, 

witnesses, and others who may be 

identified during the course of an 

investigation. As noted above, the 

primary intent of the revision is to add 

routine uses to this system. We also seek 

to update and clarify other parts of the 

system of records notice (SORN) in part 

to reflect changes to the OIG 

organization and programs since its last 

publication in 2000. 

The DOT Inspector General is 

responsible for conducting and 

supervising independent and objective 

audits, inspections, and investigations 

of the programs and operations of DOT. 

OIG promotes economy, efficiency, and 

effectiveness within the Department and 

prevents and detects fraud, waste, and 

abuse in its programs and operations. 

OIG’s Office of Investigations 

investigates allegations of criminal, 

civil, and administrative misconduct 

involving DOT employees, contractors, 

grantees, and Departmental programs 

and activities. This includes 

investigating for violations of criminal 

laws by entities regulated by DOT, 

regardless of whether they receive 

Federal funds. These investigations can 

result in criminal prosecutions, fines, 

civil monetary penalties, and 

administrative sanctions. 

The DOT/OST 100 Investigative 

Record System, system of records assists 

the OIG with receiving and processing 

allegations of violation of criminal, 

civil, and administrative laws and 

regulations relating to DOT employees, 

contractors, grantees, regulated persons, 

and other individuals and entities 

associated with DOT. The system 

includes both paper investigative files 

and OIG’s electronic case management 

and tracking information system which 

also generates reports. The case 

management system allows OIG to 

manage information provided during 

the course of its investigations, and, in 

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the process, to facilitate its management 

of investigations and investigative 

resources. Through this system, OIG can 

create a record showing disposition of 

allegations; track actions taken by 

management regarding misconduct; 

track legal actions taken following 

referrals to the U.S. Department of 

Justice for prosecution or civil action; 

provide a system for creating and 

reporting statistical information; and 

track government property and other 

resources used in investigative 

activities. 

This SORN makes several changes to 

the existing system of records. It amends 

the system name, system locations, 

purposes, routine uses, as well as 

storage, retrievability, safeguards, 

retention and disposal, system manager 

and address, notification procedure, and 

record source categories. 

OIG’s field office locations have 

undergone changes since this SORN was 

last updated. The proposed SORN will 

not list the location of specific field 

offices to avoid the need to update the 

SORN as locations of OIG field offices 

change. OIG’s field offices are available 

on the OIG Web site. Accordingly, 

listing of individual regional offices in 

the SORN is not necessary. 

The categories of individuals and 

records covered by the system have 

been revised to more clearly reflect OIG 

practice. The revision does not make 

any substantive change in longstanding 

OIG practice. Accordingly, there are no 

privacy impacts associated with these 

changes. 

The categories of individuals covered 

by the previously published SORN 

include present and former DOT 

employees, DOT contractors and 

employees as well as grantees, subgrantees, contractors, subcontractors 

and their employees and recipients of 

DOT monies, and other individuals or 

incidents subject to investigation within 

the purview of the Inspector General 

Act. In the revised SORN, we clarify 

that the system includes complainants, 

individuals alleged to have been 

involved in wrongdoing, individuals 

identified as possibly relevant to the 

investigation or who are contacted by 

OIG during the investigation; and DOT 

OIG investigative personnel. The 

revised SORN does not reflect any 

expansion of the categories of 

individuals covered by the system. We 

are also clarifying the record categories 

in the system. The previously published 

SORN describes the categories as the 

results of investigations. A report of 

investigation by nature contains many 

types of personal information. The 

SORN that has been in place does not, 

however, describe with particularity the 

types of personal information that may 

be contained in this system. The revised 

SORN gives more information about the 

categories of records that OIG actually 

maintains in this system. 

The authority for the maintenance of 

the system has been amended to include 

additional authority. In 1999, the Motor 

Carrier Safety Improvement Act, Public 

Law 106–159, Section 228, clarified that 

OIG’s statutory authority of the 

Inspector General of the Department of 

Transportation includes authority to 

conduct, pursuant to Federal criminal 

statutes, investigations of allegations 

that a person or entity has engaged in 

fraudulent or other criminal activity 

relating to the programs and operations 

of the Department or its operating 

administrations. It also provided that 

the authority to conduct these 

investigations extends to any person or 

entity subject to the laws and 

regulations of the Department or its 

operating administrations, whether or 

not they are recipients of funds from the 

Department or its operating 

administrations. Although this law, later 

codified at 49 U.S.C. § 354, was 

intended to be a clarification of OIG’s 

existing statutory authority, we believe 

it appropriate to cite this statute in the 

authority section of the SORN. 

The purposes of the system have been 

revised to more clearly identify OIG 

practices. The existing version states 

that the purposes of the system are to 

‘‘[d]ocument the administration of 

investigations and inquiries conducted 

under of the Inspector General Act of 

1978.’’ The Inspector General Act 

provides authority for OIG to conduct a 

number of different types of 

investigations. The proposed version 

contains more specific purposes for the 

system, but makes no substantive 

changes. 

The routine uses have been updated 

to reflect current practices with the OIG 

community. New routine uses include 

disclosure of records in this system of 

records to the media and the public 

when the public interest requires and 

when such disclosure does not 

constitute an unwarranted invasion of 

privacy. The routine use for public and 

media disclosures is to fulfill the 

mission of the Inspector General to deter 

and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and 

violations of law. It could be used for 

media releases for purposes such as 

helping to locate suspects or publicizing 

particular cases to maximize their 

deterrent value. These types of 

disclosures will require the approval of 

OIG counsel after review of the privacy 

interests involved and the need for 

public disclosure. We also propose a 

routine use for disclosure to individuals 

who are in danger or in situations 

involving an imminent danger of death 

or physical harm. The new routine uses 

also include disclosure of records to 

recipients of Federal funds and entities 

regulated by DOT when such disclosure 

is for the purpose of recovering DOT 

funds or enabling disciplinary or 

corrective action. This routine use 

would help employers to take 

appropriate action with respect to their 

employees, contractors, subcontractors, 

and others who have committed 

violations of law, agency policy, or 

other misconduct. We also seek a 

routine use for disclosures to other 

Federal agencies the purpose of 

oversight, such as peer reviews of the 

OIG Office of Investigations. 

Accordingly, any effects on privacy 

interests due to these routine uses are 

justified, appropriate, and in the public 

interest. 

The revised SORN also updates 

storage, retrievability, and safeguards to 

reflect modern standards. For instance, 

the storage and retrievability sections 

explicitly reference the use of electronic 

records. The access controls on 

electronic records include two-factor 

authentication, password protection 

features, and network authentication. 

These new access controls increase the 

privacy protections afforded to these 

records. 

The retention and disposal section 

reflects the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA)- 

approved disposition schedule for these 

records which was approved since the 

last update to the SORN. 

The system manager and address is 

being changed to reflect a title change 

for the head of the OIG Office of 

Investigations. The previously 

published SORN lists the system 

manager as the Assistant Inspector 

General for Investigations. The duties, 

functions, and authority for the 

Principal Assistant Inspector General for 

Investigations are in all material 

respects the same as those formerly held 

by the Assistant Inspector General for 

Investigations. In addition, the address 

of the system manager is being updated 

to reflect a relocation of the Department 

of Transportation to a new building 

within the District of Columbia. 

Accordingly, there are no substantive 

changes to these sections. The record 

source categories more clearly state the 

types of sources for records that are 

obtained for this system. The previously 

published SORN states that record 

sources are obtained from interviews, 

review of records and other authorized 

investigative techniques. The previously 

published SORN emphasizes the 

methods by which OIG obtains records. 

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In this revision, we seek to clarify the 

types of individuals from which OIG 

obtains records. These changes do not 

reflect any substantive changes. 

Consistent with DOT’s information 

sharing mission, information stored in 

the DOT/OST 100 Investigative Record 

System system of records may be shared 

with appropriate Federal, State, local, 

tribal, foreign, or international 

government agencies. This sharing will 

only take place after OIG determines 

that the receiving agency has a need to 

know the information to carry out law 

enforcement or other functions 

consistent with the routine uses set 

forth in this system of records notice. 

There will be no change to the Privacy 

Act exemptions previously established 

for this system of records. The 

Appendix to Part 10, Title 49, Code of 

Federal Regulations, contains the 

Privacy Act exemptions for all DOT 

systems of records. Paragraph D of Part 

II of the Appendix provides that those 

portions of DOT/OST 100 consisting of 

investigatory material compiled for the 

purpose of determining suitability, 

eligibility, or qualifications for Federal 

civilian employment, military service, 

or access to classified information or 

used to determine potential for 

promotion in the armed services, are 

exempt from sections (c)(3) (Accounting 

of Certain Disclosures), (d) (Access to 

Records), (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I) (Agency 

Requirements), and (f) (Agency Rules) of 

5 U.S.C. 552a to the extent that 

disclosure of such material would reveal 

the identity of a source who provided 

information to the Government under an 

express or, prior to September 27, 1975, 

an implied promise of confidentiality (5 

U.S.C. 552a(k)(5) and (7)). These 

exemptions under (k)(5) and (k)(7) 

appear to have been inadvertently 

omitted when DOT/OST 100 was last 

published in 2000. The revised SORN 

corrects this error and harmonizes the 

SORN with these exemptions that have 

been codified in Federal regulations for 

many years. 

The exemption for records used to 

determine promotion in the armed 

forces potential is needed for records 

relating to the United States Coast 

Guard (USCG). USCG was part of DOT 

until its transfer to the Department of 

Homeland Security in March 2003. 

OST/DOT 100 contains records of 

investigations relating to USCG 

programs and operations. Until these 

records reach their end of the retention 

period, OIG has need of this exemption. 

After the retention period is over, OIG 

will re-assess its need for this 

exemption. 

II. Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) 

governs the means by which the Federal 

Government collects, maintains, and 

uses personally identifiable information 

(PII) in a System of Records. A ‘‘System 

of Records’’ is a group of any records 

under the control of a Federal agency 

from which information about 

individuals is retrieved by name or 

other personal identifier. The Privacy 

Act requires each agency to publish in 

the Federal Register a System of 

Records notice (SORN) identifying and 

describing each System of Records the 

agency maintains, including the 

purposes for which the agency uses PII 

in the system, the routine uses for 

which the agency discloses such 

information outside the agency, and 

how individuals to whom a Privacy Act 

record pertains can exercise their rights 

under the Privacy Act (e.g., to determine 

if the system contains information about 

them and to contest inaccurate 

information). 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), 

DOT has provided a report of this 

system of records to the Office of 

Management and Budget and to 

Congress. 

SYSTEM OF RECORDS: 

Department of Transportation (DOT)/ 

OST–100. 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Department of Transportation/Office 

of the Inspector General—100 

Investigative Record System. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified—sensitive. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Records are maintained at the DOT 

OIG Headquarters in Washington, DC, 

and in DOT OIG field offices 

nationwide. Records are also 

maintained by Federal Records Centers. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Individuals filing complaints of 

criminal, civil, or administrative 

violations, including, but not limited to, 

fraud, waste, or mismanagement; 

individuals alleged to have been 

involved in such violations; individuals 

identified as having been adversely 

affected by matters investigated by the 

OIG; individuals who have been 

identified as possibly relevant to, or 

who are contacted as part of, an OIG 

investigation, including: (A) current and 

former employees of the DOT, other 

Federal agencies, and DOT contractors, 

grantees, and persons whose association 

with current and former employees 

relate to alleged violations under 

investigation; and, (B) witnesses, 

complainants, confidential informants, 

suspects, defendants, or parties who 

have been identified by the DOT OIG, 

other DOT components, other agencies, 

or members of the general public in 

connection with authorized OIG 

functions; and DOT OIG employees 

performing investigative functions. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Categories of records in this system 

include: 

• Investigative agent name and 

contact information 

• Individual’s name and aliases; 

• Date of birth; 

• Social Security Number; 

• Telephone and cell phone numbers; 

• Physical and mailing addresses; 

• Electronic mail addresses; 

• Physical description; 

• Citizenship; 

• Photographs; 

• Job title, employment position, and 

other employment data; 

• Medical history; 

• Any other personal information 

relevant to the subject matter of an OIG 

investigation; 

• Investigative files containing 

complaints and allegations, witness 

statements; transcripts of electronic 

monitoring; subpoenas and legal 

opinions and advice; reports of 

investigation; reports of criminal, civil, 

and administrative actions taken as a 

result of the investigation; and other 

relevant evidence; 

• Property receipts establishing chain 

of custody of evidence. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

The Inspector General Act of 1978, as 

amended, and 49 U.S.C. 354. 

PURPOSE(S): 

The records and information collected 

and maintained in this system are used 

to document the processing of 

allegations of violations of criminal, 

civil, and administrative laws and 

regulations relating to DOT programs, 

operations, and employees, as well as 

contractors and other individuals and 

entities associated with DOT; monitor 

case assignments, status, disposition, 

and results; manage investigations and 

information provided during the course 

of such investigations; track actions 

taken by management regarding 

misconduct and other allegations; track 

legal actions taken following referrals to 

the Department of Justice for 

prosecution or litigation; create and 

report statistical information; and 

manage property records establishing 

chain of custody of evidence. 

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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under the Privacy 

Act, all or a portion of the records or 

information contained in this system 

may be disclosed outside DOT as a 

routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b)(3) as follows: 

1. To other Federal, State, local, or 

foreign agencies or administrations, and 

licensing and professional discipline 

authorities, having interest or 

jurisdiction in the matter. 

2. To third parties in the course of an 

investigation, when necessary to obtain 

pertinent information. 

3. To any person when disclosure of 

the record is needed to enable the 

recipient of the record to take action to 

recover money or property of DOT, 

when such recovery will accrue to the 

benefit of the United States, or when 

disclosure of the record is needed to 

enable the recipient of the record to take 

appropriate disciplinary or corrective 

action to maintain the integrity of DOT 

programs or operations. 

4. To complainants and/or victims to 

the extent necessary to provide such 

persons with information and 

explanations concerning the progress 

and/or results of the investigation or 

case arising from the matters of which 

they complained and/or of which they 

were a victim. 

5. To media and the public when the 

public interest requires, unless it is 

determined by OIG counsel that release 

of specific information in the context of 

a particular case would constitute an 

unwarranted invasion of personal 

privacy. 

6. To an individual or individuals 

who are in danger or in situations 

involving an imminent danger of death 

or physical injury. 

7. To other agencies and the Council 

of Inspectors General on Integrity and 

Efficiency (CIGIE) for purposes of 

conducting and reviewing peer reviews 

of the OIG to ensure adequate internal 

safeguards and management procedures 

exist or to ensure that standards 

applicable to Government audits, 

investigations, or other agency activities 

are applied and followed. 

8. For other routine uses of the 

information, applicable to all DOT 

Privacy Act systems of Records, see 

‘‘Prefatory Statement of General Routine 

Uses’’ (available at http://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy/privacyactnotices). 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

None. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETRAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records in this system are stored 

electronically and/or on paper in secure 

facilities. Electronic records may be 

stored on magnetic disc, tape, digital 

media, and CD–ROM. 

RETRIEVABLITY: 

Paper media are retrieved 

alphabetically by name of subject or 

complainant, by case number, and/or by 

special agent name and/or employee 

identifying number. Electronic media 

are retrieved by the name or identifying 

number for a complainant, subject, 

victim, or witness; by case number; by 

special agent name or other personal 

identifier; or by field office designation. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records in this system are 

safeguarded in accordance with 

applicable rules and policies, including 

all applicable DOT automated systems 

security and access policies. Strict 

controls have been imposed to minimize 

the risk of compromising the 

information that is being stored. Access 

to records in this system is limited to 

those individuals who have a need to 

know the information for the 

performance of their official duties and 

who have appropriate clearances or 

permissions. 

Paper files are stored in file cabinets 

in a locked file room to which only 

authorized personnel are provided 

access, on a need-to-know basis. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records will be retained and disposed 

in accordance with National Archives 

and Records Administration (NARA) 

records disposition schedule for OIG 

Investigative Case Files (N1–398–02–1, 

March 3, 2002). 

Files containing information or 

allegations which old, are of an 

investigative nature but do not relate to 

a specific investigation such as 

anonymous or vague allegations not 

warranting an investigation, matters 

referred to constituents or other 

agencies for handling, and support files 

providing general information which 

may prove useful in Inspector General 

investigations are destroyed when 5 

years old. 

All other investigative case files 

(except those that are unusually 

significant for documenting major 

violations of criminal law or ethical 

standards by agency officials or others) 

are placed in inactive files when case is 

closed. The cutoff for inactive files 

occurs at the end of fiscal year. These 

files are destroyed ten years after cut off. 

The disposition of significant cases (i.e., 

those that result in national media 

attention, Congressional investigations 

and/or substantive changes in agency 

policy or procedures) will be 

determined by NARA and will be 

scheduled separately. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

The System Manager is the Principal 

Assistant Inspector General for 

Investigations, DOT OIG, Seventh Floor, 

JI–1, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

The Secretary of Transportation has 

exempted this system from the 

notification, access, and amendment 

procedures of the Privacy Act because it 

is a law enforcement system. However, 

the Office of Inspector General will 

consider individual requests to 

determine whether or not information 

may be released. 

Individuals seeking notification of 

and access to any record contained in 

this system of records, or seeking to 

contest its content, may submit a 

request in writing to the DOT or OIG 

FOIA Officer whose contact information 

can be found at http://www.dot.gov/foia 

under ‘‘Contact Us.’’ If an individual 

believes more than one component 

maintains Privacy Act records 

concerning him or her, the individual 

may submit the request to the 

Departmental Freedom of Information 

Act Office, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Room W94–122, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 

20590, ATTN: FOIA request. 

When seeking records about yourself 

from this system of records or any other 

Departmental system of records your 

request must conform with the Privacy 

Act regulations set forth in 49 CFR part 

10. You must sign your request, and 

your signature must either be notarized 

or submitted under 28 U.S.C. 1746, a 

law that permits statements to be made 

under penalty of perjury as a substitute 

for notarization. While no specific form 

is required, you may obtain forms for 

this purpose from the Chief Freedom of 

Information Act Officer, http:// 

www.dot.gov/foia or 202.366.4542. In 

addition you should provide the 

following: 

• An explanation of why you believe 

the Department would have information 

on you; 

• Identify which component(s) of the 

Department you believe may have the 

information about you; 

• Specify when you believe the 

records would have been created; 

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• Provide any other information that 

will help the FOIA staff determine 

which DOT component agency may 

have responsive records; and 

If your request is seeking records 

pertaining to another living individual, 

you must include a statement from that 

individual certifying his/her agreement 

for you to access his/her records. 

Without this bulleted information the 

component(s) may not be able to 

conduct an effective search, and your 

request may be denied due to lack of 

specificity or lack of compliance with 

applicable regulations. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification Procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Records are obtained from sources 

including, but not limited to, the 

individual record subjects; DOT 

employees, grantees, and contractors; 

employees of Federal, State, local, and 

foreign agencies; and other persons and 

entities. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(j)(2), this 

system is exempt from the following 

provisions of the Privacy Act: 5 U.S.C. 

552a (c)(3)–(4); (d); (e)(1)–(3); (e)(4)(G)– 

(I); (e)(5); (e)(8); and (f)–(g). 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(1), this 

system is exempt from the following 

provisions of the Privacy Act, subject to 

the limitations set forth in those 

subsections: 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d); 

(e)(4)(G)–(I) and (f). 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), this 

system is exempt from the following 

provisions of the Privacy Act, subject to 

the limitations set forth in those 

subsections: 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (d). 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5) and 

(k)(7), this system is exempt from the 

following provisions of the Privacy Act, 

subject to the limitations set forth in 

those subsections: 5 U.S.C. 552a (c)(3); 

(d); (e)(4)(G)–(I); and (f). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 19, 

2012. 

Claire W. Barrett, 

Departmental Chief Privacy Officer. 

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AGENCY: Department of Transportation, 

Federal Aviation Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is conducting a 

public meeting on August 7 regarding 

program design and implementation of 

an equipage incentives program for 

commercial aircraft and general aviation 

to equip their aircraft with Next 

Generation Air Transportation 

(NextGen) capabilities, pursuant to the 

FAA’s authority in the FAA 

Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 

(sec. 221). The purpose of this meeting 

is to serve as an information sharing 

session. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Tedford, Office of Finance and 

Management: Telephone (202) 267– 

8930: Email: 9–AWA–APO– 

NextGenIncentives@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA Modernization and Reform 

Act of 2012 granted authority for the 

Secretary of Transportation to establish 

an equipage incentive program to equip 

US registered aircraft operating in the 

National Airspace System (NAS) in the 

interest of achieving NextGen 

capabilities. 

The goal for an equipage program 

would be to encourage deployment of 

NextGen capable aircraft in the NAS 

sooner than would have occurred 

otherwise. Specifically, FAA would aim 

to increase the speed of adoption of 

NextGen equipage, which will 

accelerate delivery of NextGen benefits 

by reducing the time of mixed equipage 

operations. The FAA is examining 

various methods of reducing the 

Government’s risk and determining the 

extent of industry interest in the 

program. The initial meeting on May 30 

served to share FAA’s preliminary 

thinking and seek industry feedback 

about what factors are beneficial to the 

various stakeholders, if such a program 

were to be created. 

Meeting Information 

Public meeting at Federal Aviation 

Administration Headquarters (800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591) on August 7, 

2012, from 1:00pm to 3:30pm. The 

meeting will also be available to view 

live on-line. The purpose of the meeting 

is to share the evolution of our thinking 

based on what the agency heard from 

stakeholders subsequent to the initial 

PPP Meeting on May 30 and to 

communicate the agency’s next steps. 

While several stakeholder groups have 

provided written and oral feedback to 

FAA since that May 30 meeting, the 

operator community has not provided 

much comment on this topic. The FAA 

is interested in hearing from this 

segment of the community about 

whether and how such a program would 

achieve the desired result of 

accelerating deployment of NextGen 

capable aircraft in the NAS sooner than 

would have occurred otherwise. The 

FAA has also received limited feedback 

from potential private partners and 

would encourage feedback from 

interested partners as well. Comments, 

questions and statements in advance of 

this August 7 meeting should be 

submitted to: 9-AWA–APONextGenIncentives@faa.gov. 

The FAA recognizes that some of the 

information the agency is seeking might 

be considered proprietary or 

commercially sensitive. The FAA will 

take all steps needed to protect any 

information provided that is marked 

proprietary or commercially sensitive. 

RSVPs will be required for meeting 

attendance as well as webcast viewing. 

RSVP by August 3 to: http:// 

www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/ 

equipage_incentives/. Background 

material, meeting agenda, and details of 

participation webcast for the August 7 

meeting can also be obtained at: http:// 

www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/ 

equipage_incentives/. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 11, 

2012. 

Julie Oettinger, 

Assistant Administrator for Policy, 

International Affairs and Environment. 

[FR Doc. 2012–17611 Filed 7–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2012–29] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 

The purpose of this notice is to improve 

the public’s awareness of, and 

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s 

regulatory activities. Neither publication 

of this notice nor the inclusion or 

omission of information in the summary 

is intended to affect the legal status of 

the petition or its final disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number and 

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